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by members of the family now living here. Muhammad Ali Khan, Molvi Muhammad Waris and Munshi Abdul Ali were its most distinguished members.

to annexation

The mutawallis or custodians of the mosques who inhabit the quarter of that name, claim to be descended from Shekh Ghitil, who settled at Gopamau during the reign of Ala-ud-dm Ghori, Akbar conferred on Shekh Karfm the post of custodian of the mosque built in his reign and it was retained in the family till annexation. Shekh' Molvi Abdul Karim of this stock was author of a work on jurisprudence called the Fatwa-e-Majm'a-ulMasael.

The muhalla of qanungos was founded in the reign of Hum^yfin who appointed Shekh Jamali, qanungo of the pargana. The post was retained till annexation in the family by which the taluqa of Kasmandi now held. (I think that the nawab's history from which these facts are taken is in error here, and that the post bestowed by Humayun on the ancestor of the Kasmandi taluqdar was that of chaudhri not qantingo. This conjecture is confirmed by the fact that in describing the muhalla of Kayaths the nawab speaks of them as having got the qanungo-ship from Humdytin).

The Kayaths of the muhalla so called are divided into qanungos and The first branch held the qanungo-ship from the time of Hiimayun to that of Wajid Ali Shah. Rae Gajadhar of Majhian was the founder of the branch. Of the muharrirs Lala Nauniddh Rae rose to distinction. The Hindus gratefully remember him as the builder of the shrine of Gopi Nath. The tyranny of the Mughal Governor constantly destroyed what Nauniddh Rae had built. At last he threw up the qdnungoship and turned faqir. The revenue fell into arrears. The matter reached muharrirs.

the ears of the Emperor at Delhi. An order was passed that if any Muhammadan interfered with Nauniddh Rae's building his hand and nose would be cut off. Nauniddh Rae again took office. The revenue arrears of the four Bangar muhals was collected by him iu twenty-four hou(rs. He then built in peace the fine tank and the temple of Gopi Ndth. This was in 1699 in the reign of Aurangzeb. In the time of Nawab Asif-ud-daula thirty of the Nawab's elephants were picketed here for a year. They were watered at the tank and destroyed the flight of steps. Lnlas Raja Ram and Mohan Lai are the other notables in this branch, Mohan Lai was employed by the Chakladar in Muhammad Ali Shah's time as a ndib. He planted many groves and built a shiw^la and a very The muhalla of the Sayyad Sftlari Banjaras has been mentioned fine tank. The names of the Banjaras who accompanied the in the pargana article. Lai Pir are said to have been Ddr Khan and Mamman Khan. Another trace of Sayyad SAldr's occupation of Oudh is to be found in the muhalla, of the Batwajrs or weighmen. These Pathans claim descent Jrom Nusratulla Khan Ghazi and Jafar Khan,, two brothers who accompanied the Lai Nusratulla Khan was killed. Jafar Khan settled here. His Pir's army. descendant was made batwar in the time of Ala^ud-dia, and his line have continued to hold the post to this day.

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Government aided vernacular town school has been estayjshed in the house of Molvi Tafazzul Husen in the Q^zis' muhaJila, Two markets